Learning Path: C++ Game Programming

Develop your game programming skills by creating innovative and customized games from scratch with C++

Created by: Packt Publishing
Tech Knowledge in Motion

What Will I Learn?

• Get to know C++ from scratch while simultaneously learning game building
• Learn the basics of C++, such as variables, loops, and functions, to animate game objects, respond to collisions, keep the score, play sound effects, and build your first playable game.
• Use more advanced C++ topics such as classes, inheritance, and references to spawn and control thousands of enemies, shoot with a rapid fire machine gun, and realize random scrolling game worlds
• Stretch your C++ knowledge beyond the beginner level and use concepts such as pointers, references, and the Standard Template Library to add features—for example, split-screen co-op, immersive directional sound, and custom levels loaded from level-design files
• Get ready to go and build your own unique games!

Requirements

• Basic prior knowledge of game development and C is recommended, but not required.

Target audience

• If you are a game developer and looking to explore C++ game development, then this is perfect course for you.
• This course offers a fun, example-driven approach to learning game development and C++. In addition to explaining game development techniques in an engaging style, you’ll learn the key C++ topics by building a game in a practical (not theory-based) way, with multiple runnable/playable stages in each section.